By the Methodist Welfare Services Communications Team / Photos courtesy of Methodist Welfare Services
Feeding friendships
A big thanks to the CMC WSCS ladies for sponsoring the food!
"How many children do you have? Eight?! Wow!" That was a slice of a conversation between Bishop Dr Gordon Wong and an 87-yearold client at MWS Senior Care Centre – Eunos. It was a balmy Tuesday afternoon, when Bishop Dr Wong joined 10 volunteers from CMC WSCS (Christ Methodist Church Women's Society of Christian Service) for a luncheon with 22 clients of the Centre. Over the course of an hour, chitter-chatter about everything from eating styles to
fellowship and unconditional love,
family history were exchanged over bento
volunteers host a meal for socially isolated
box lunches and silky soya beancurd.
seniors or low-income families at their home, church or an MWS Centre. It is
The luncheon was hosted and sponsored
hoped that the bonds built through the
by CMC WSCS as part of "Eat Share
breaking of bread will help to build a more
Connect", the 2023 theme for The Giving
inclusive community.
Methodist (TGM), a community outreach initiative galvanising Methodists to
"When Jesus walked on earth, he often
perform acts of love during the season of
just sat down to eat with people. It’s a
Lent. Based on Jesus’ example of table
way of expressing friendship and care,
24 Methodist Message April 2023
Bishop Dr Gordon Wong chatting with a senior at a TGM Eat Share Connect event held at MWS Senior Care Centre – Eunos on 21 February 2023